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Dave Watkins

Positions: Catcher and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: March 15, 1944 in Owensboro, KY us

High School: Owensboro HS (Owensboro, KY)

School: Kentucky Wesleyan College (Owensboro, KY)

Debut: April 9, 1969 (Age 25-025d, 12,780th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1969 (Age 25-201d)
vs. STL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: David Roger Watkins

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

148

.176

RBI

OBP

.291

SLG

.284

OPS

.575

OPS+

Summary of 4 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 2 go ahead

1 Tm
PHI	4

Platoon
vs RHP	3
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Home	2
Away	2

Outs
2	2
1	1
0	1

4 Opps
LAD	1
NYM	1
SDP	1
CHC	1

4 Pitchers
Frank Reberger	1
Ken Holtzman	1
Cal Koonce	1
Don Sutton	1

3 Parks
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1

Where Hit
7	2
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	4

4 RBI
0 on	4

Inning
2	1
4	1
8	2

1-3	1
4-6	1
7-end	2

RelScore
Tied	2
-1	2

Tied	2
Behind	2

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	2
RF	1
3B	1

OrderPos
7th	3
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Low Lev	2

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1969	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1969-06-25	PHI	@	NYM	Cal Koonce	behind 4-5	t 8	1	---	1	2	5	0.267	45%	Home Run
2	2	2	1	1969-08-23	PHI		SDP	Frank Reberger	behind 5-6	b 8	0	---	1	7	2	0.319	60%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
3	3	3	1	1969-08-29	PHI	@	LAD	Don Sutton	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	7	2	0.123	59%	Home Run (Deep CF)
4	4	4	1	1969-09-10	PHI		CHC	Ken Holtzman	tied 1-1	b 4	2	---	1	7	9	0.150	66%	Home Run (Deep LF)